Name: Lafayette Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00-15.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-12.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 lower. Offerings also included 192 head sold on video. The video sale can be seen at the following link: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3467.pdf

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.23/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −55.00 against this barn's trailing median of $382.23.

Average price

$327.23

66 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$46.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

vs TN average

−38.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	329.34	1,754	63
Medium and Large 2-3	545	283.00	1,542	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.34/cwt here — about $212 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $429.53, low $321.48, median $382.23 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale66 hd

327.23

—

TN average15 barns · 666 hd

327.67

−0.44

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−38.38

This barn, trailing median18 sales

382.23

−55.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,732	186.59	3,231	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,575	144.10	2,270	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	142.42	1,879	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	127.07	1,436	9thin

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	348.96/cwt	346.00–362.00	2,129	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	322.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,077	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	924	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,481	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	293.01/cwt	291.50–299.00	2,283	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	285.24/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	359.83/cwt	349.00–365.00	1,652	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	317.85/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,697	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,410	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	267.01/cwt	262.00–283.00	1,714	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	228.76/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	338.97/cwt	337.50–341.00	1,797	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	308.70/cwt	302.00–311.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,211	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,267	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	135.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,083	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,296	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	147.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,371	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	135.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,843	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	145.77/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,895	6
Bulls	—	—	1,876	198.55/cwt	195.00–203.00	3,725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	303	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,542	3
Bulls	—	—	1,616	177.03/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,861	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	114.71/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,274	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	136.96/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	287.69/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	267.77/cwt	260.00–271.50	2,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	332.40/cwt	324.00–335.00	2,117	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	288.77/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	330.88/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,896	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,628	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	362.68/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,578	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	378.06/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,418	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	328.31/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,730	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	342.17/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,618	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	353.41/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	279.31/cwt	267.50–290.00	2,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	366.51/cwt	363.00–370.00	1,407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	291.51/cwt	287.00–295.00	2,580	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,697	12

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Browning Livestock Market - Lafayette, TN

Wed Nov 5, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 219Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 71Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
8	350–400	384	363.00–370.00	366.51
7	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
25	450–500	473	336.00–347.50	342.17
41	500–550	527	322.50–332.50	328.31
5	550–600	589	305.00	305.00
13	600–650	640	270.00–287.00	285.24
12	650–700	650	261.00	261.00
6	700–750	734	251.00	251.00
3	750–800	759	265.00	265.00
3	800–850	827	225.00	225.00
3	900–950	913	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	530	337.50–341.00	338.97
25	600–650	643	315.00–325.00	322.99
4	650–700	655	302.00–311.00	308.70
17	900–950	924	268.50	268.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	545	283.00	283.00
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
9	400–450	435	350.00–367.00	362.68
7	500–550	511	350.00–362.00	353.41
16	550–600	573	327.50–340.00	330.88
12	600–650	637	324.00–335.00	332.40
2	650–700	673	287.50–290.00	288.77
4	700–750	723	267.50–290.00	279.31
3	750–800	787	260.00–271.50	267.77
1	800–850	845	261.00	261.00
23	850–900	885	287.00–295.00	291.51
9	900–950	920	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	476	363.00	363.00
12	550–600	585	351.00	351.00
16	600–650	610	346.00–362.00	348.96
15	650–700	671	329.50	329.50
25	750–800	779	291.50–299.00	293.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	375	370.00–382.00	378.06
18	400–450	446	365.00	365.00
21	450–500	459	349.00–365.00	359.83
18	500–550	534	310.00–320.00	317.85
9	550–600	596	280.00–298.00	287.69
22	600–650	642	262.00–283.00	267.01
6	700–750	736	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	805	227.50	227.50
4	850–900	861	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	437	290.00	290.00
7	450–500	457	331.00	331.00
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
12	550–600	564	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	738	227.50–230.00	228.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	130.00–140.00	135.51
1	—	1,435	160.00	160.00
9	—	1,612	145.00–155.00	147.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	130.00–140.00	135.71
6	—	1,300	143.00–150.00	145.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	114.00–115.00	114.71
5	—	1,145	128.00–140.00	136.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,876	195.00–203.00	198.55
5	—	1,616	175.00–180.00	177.03

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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